Separation performance of secondary swirling enhanced compact flotation unit technology
CAI Xiaolei1,2,, CHEN Jiaqing1,2,,, LIU Yingfan3, WANG Sheng3, DING Guodong1,2, AN Shan1,2 1.School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing 102617, China 2.Beijing Key Laboratory of Pipeline Critical Technology and Equipment for Deepwater Oil & Gas Development, Beijing 102617, China 3.CNOOC Energy Technology & Service Ltd. Co. Safety & Environmental Protection Co., Tianjin 300452, China
Abstract:There are many problems in the operation of the existing compact flotation unit, such as excessive attenuation of swirl intensity, which limits the improvement of its separation performance. In this study, the effect of secondary swirl strengthening on the swirl intensity and separation performance of compact flotation unit was analyzed. Based on the CFD numerical simulation method and the response surface method, the main structural parameters such as the axial length, the inclination angle, the inner diameter of the guide vane and the height of primary separation zone in the secondary swirling enhanced compact flotation unit were optimized. The flow field distribution characteristics and oil-water separation characteristics in the conventional compact flotation unit and the secondary swirling enhanced compact flotation unit were compared and analyzed. The results showed that the use of guide vanes for secondary swirling enhancement can effectively improve the swirl intensity of treated water during the separation process, promote the collision and adhesion probability of the oil droplets and the fine bubbles, and accelerate the migration process of oil droplet-micro bubble aggregates to the swirl center. The separation efficiency of the secondary enhanced swirling compact flotation unit device increased up to 94.5%, that was 10% higher than that of conventional compact flotation unit. The use of guide vanes for secondary swirling enhancement is an effective way to improve the swirl intensity during the compact flotation separation process and the separation performance of compact flotation unit. Key words:oily wastewater/ compact flotation unit/ numerical simulation/ swirl intensity/ separation efficiency.
图1二次旋流强化气旋浮罐的内部结构 Figure1.Internal structure of secondary swirling enhanced CFU
图3不同网格数对应气旋浮模型的分离效率和计算耗时 Figure3.Separation efficiency and computational time-consuming of secondary swirling enhanced CFU corresponding to different grid numbers
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1.School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing 102617, China 2.Beijing Key Laboratory of Pipeline Critical Technology and Equipment for Deepwater Oil & Gas Development, Beijing 102617, China 3.CNOOC Energy Technology & Service Ltd. Co. Safety & Environmental Protection Co., Tianjin 300452, China Received Date: 2019-07-03 Accepted Date: 2019-11-06 Available Online: 2020-05-12 Keywords:oily wastewater/ compact flotation unit/ numerical simulation/ swirl intensity/ separation efficiency Abstract:There are many problems in the operation of the existing compact flotation unit, such as excessive attenuation of swirl intensity, which limits the improvement of its separation performance. In this study, the effect of secondary swirl strengthening on the swirl intensity and separation performance of compact flotation unit was analyzed. Based on the CFD numerical simulation method and the response surface method, the main structural parameters such as the axial length, the inclination angle, the inner diameter of the guide vane and the height of primary separation zone in the secondary swirling enhanced compact flotation unit were optimized. The flow field distribution characteristics and oil-water separation characteristics in the conventional compact flotation unit and the secondary swirling enhanced compact flotation unit were compared and analyzed. The results showed that the use of guide vanes for secondary swirling enhancement can effectively improve the swirl intensity of treated water during the separation process, promote the collision and adhesion probability of the oil droplets and the fine bubbles, and accelerate the migration process of oil droplet-micro bubble aggregates to the swirl center. The separation efficiency of the secondary enhanced swirling compact flotation unit device increased up to 94.5%, that was 10% higher than that of conventional compact flotation unit. The use of guide vanes for secondary swirling enhancement is an effective way to improve the swirl intensity during the compact flotation separation process and the separation performance of compact flotation unit.